Reasons For The Assassination Of John F Kennedy

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Have you ever wonder what was the reason of the assassination of John F. Kennedy? He was the president of the United States. John F. Kennedy was assassinated on Friday, November 22, 1963. He was assassinated in Dallas, Texas while riding in a presidential motorcade in Dealey Plaza. The assassination of John F. Kennedy was unjust because he was a war hero and he fought to end segregation; however some people believe that The Cuban Missile Crisis was his fault. The citizens of the United States called John F. Kennedy “war hero”. The reason for that is because on his early age he joined the Navy and he also joined the Cold War afterwards. He knew he wanted to be a president when he got older, so he wanted to have good frame as a president.

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